New York State baseball fans back the Yankees over the Mets 60 - 22 percent, with 5 percent
cheering for the Boston Red Sox, according to a Quinnipiac University poll release today. The
Philadelphia Phillies are the favorites for 2 percent with no other team topping 1 percent.

A total of 52 percent of New York State adults are "very interested" or "somewhat
interested" in Major League Baseball, the independent Quinnipiac (KWIN-uh-pe-ack) University
poll finds.

Of those fans, the Yankees top the Mets 58 - 23 percent among men and 62 - 21 percent
among women. The Bombers are ahead 62 - 21 percent in New York City, 56 - 38 percent in
the suburbs and 59 - 12 percent among upstate voters.

"New Yorkers are in a Yankees state of mind, backing the Bombers over the Mets almost
3-1, with a smattering of Red Sox support, especially upstate," said Maurice Carroll, director of
the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute.

From May 22 - 28, Quinnipiac University surveyed 1,705 New York State adults with a
margin of error of +/- 2.4 percentage points. Live interviewers call land lines and cell phones.

The Quinnipiac University Poll, directed by Douglas Schwartz, Ph.D., conducts public
opinion surveys in Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Florida, Ohio, Virginia
and the nation as a public service and for research.
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44. (All Adults) How interested are you in following major league baseball; very interested, somewhat interested or not interested at all?